Netflix’s New True Crime Series: The⁢ Story ‍of Lyle and Erik Menendez

Netflix continues to expand its true crime catalog with a new series called⁢ “Monsters: The​ Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez.” This production is based⁤ on a high-profile American case and is set⁣ to be released on September 19. The⁤ series ⁢is created⁣ by the makers of the successful series “Dahmer.”

The Story Behind Lyle and ‌Eric Menendez, the Main Characters of the New Netflix Series

The new Netflix series tells the case ⁢of the brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who​ murdered their parents, José and Mary Louise, nicknamed Kitty, on August 20, 1989. José and Mary Louise were prominent executives⁤ from the world‌ of‌ entertainment, brutally murdered with shotgun blasts in their luxury ⁤mansion in Beverly Hills.

The trial of the Menéndez brothers ⁢became an unprecedented ‍media spectacle, as Lyle and Erik claimed that‌ their parents had been killed⁣ in self-defense. They justified this by‌ stating that they were victims of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse‍ by their father for years.

Erik and Lyle were 18 and 21 years old, respectively, at the time of the events. After a trial that‌ took seven years, they were ⁢finally found guilty and sentenced to life ‌imprisonment without the possibility of being eligible for ⁣benefits. ​The authorities sent them to separate prisons due ⁢to the risk that together they would plan to escape.

The series includes​ performances by Javier Bardem (Jose Menendez), Chloe Sevigny (Mary Louise, Kitty ​Menendez), Cooper Koch (Erik Menéndez), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Lyle Menendez), Nathan Lane (Dominick Dunne), and Ari Graynor (Leslie Abramson).

Watch the trailer for “Monsters: The Story of Lyle ⁣and Erik Menendez” below: